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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Indianapolis-Carmel is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,320
25th Percentile Wage	$36,480
50th Percentile Wage	$45,960
75th Percentile Wage	$63,980
90th Percentile Wage	$74,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,320.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meeting, convention, and event planners from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$45,960	-4.05%	8.57%
2021	$47,820	2.53%	-
2020	$46,610	3.84%	-
2019	$44,820	-17.69%	-
2018	$52,750	0.57%	-
2017	$52,450	1.53%	-
2016	$51,650	6.97%	-
2015	$48,050	2.54%	-
2014	$46,830	3.78%	-
2013	$45,060	6.75%	-
2012	$42,020	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,960 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Indianapolis-Carmel is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gary.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$50,410
Fort Wayne	$46,450
Indianapolis-Carmel	$45,960
Elkhart-Goshen	$44,310
Bloomington	$43,170
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,000
Lafayette	$41,620
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,540
Gary	$35,560